This weekend will mark one year since our foster princess turned four and had her first birthday party. Well, not exactly her first birthday party, but her first themed Minnie Mouse birthday party with all the works: pizza, extravagant cake, colorful balloons, decorations, bounce houses, and presents…lots and lots of presents. I often find myself… Continue reading God’s Whisper to You
“So, how many children do you have?” Immediately I looked down as a lump began to form in my throat, and tears slowly filled my eyes. I debated on whether I should give you the answer on my heart or the one I had rehearsed. But when I wiped away a tear that had snuck… Continue reading I Was Afraid You Wouldn’t Understand {Grieving Lost Embryos}
It’s quiet. I don’t hear the sounds of a Disney movie playing in the background, toy horses galloping down the hallway, or the theme song from Frozen being sung over and over. And it is because I just tucked our four-year-old foster princess and her four (or was it five?) Minnie Mouse dolls and Mermaid… Continue reading Foster Parenting: How It Changed My Struggle with Infertility
The wand shattered and the jewels went flying across the room as our foster princess accidentally dropped her new Elsa wand on the floor. And as I sat there in my chair, waiting for her reaction, I held my breath. I wasn't sure if she would cry, throw a fit or do both. But to… Continue reading The Broken Pieces
